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County officials question scuba permits at Deep Lakes, ask conservation board to review liability
Summary
Muscatine County supervisors and conservation staff discussed two approved scuba special events and expressed concern about liability, insurance waivers and staffing; supervisors asked conservation staff to recommend rescinding out‑of‑county scuba permits or limit scuba to trained search‑and‑rescue activities.
Muscatine County supervisors and conservation staff debated whether to allow scuba activities at county parks after conservation staff reported two special‑event scuba permits had been approved.
Katie Hammond of the conservation department told the board May 19 that two groups — DIVENTURES of North Liberty and Scuba Adventures of the Quad Cities — had been approved under special‑event permits. She said the events included shoreline cleanup and dive activities at Lake Jewell and Lake Violet. Hammond said groups sign a special‑event permit, provide a…
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